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Twenty-nine sperm whales were found stranded on shores around the North Sea, an area that is too shallow for the marine wildlife. Only recently were details of the animals’ necropsy released. However, scientists were deeply disturbed by what they found in the animals’ stomachs.Read more here
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It is only when we as individuals recognize and accept our role in the Earth’s destruction, will we be able to take steps to reverse its course.
By Alex Kirby, climatenewsnetwork.net
New UN report warns that the threefold increase in extraction of the Earth’s primary materials will intensify climate change, increase air pollution and reduce biodiversity.Read more here
There are 2 diametrically opposite paths, which can lead humans to happiness.
Market-based economics dictates that the more your desires are, and the more you act on them by increasing your consumption, the happier you will be.Read more here
By Tim Radford, climatenewsnetwork.net
Analysis of millions of records by thousands of scientists across the world shows that human impacts have helped push the planet’s vital biodiversity into the danger zone.
Humans have reduced biodiversity – the teeming variety of plant and animal life that competes and co-operates in every ecosystem – to below safe levels across more than 58% of the planet’s land surface.Read more here
Unless each one of us takes responsibility for the environmental crisis at the individual level, the Earth is doomed.
We are living in unprecedented times. Due to human activities, the entire web of life on Earth has been pushed towards the brink of disaster. Indeed, we may have already crossed the threshold of irreversible changes in our ecosystems.Read more here
If you are wondering why we are talking about natural alternatives to chemical based shampoos, please read my earlier post on What’s lurking inside our shampoo?
As I became aware of the dangers present in modern-day personal care products, I started looking for natural alternatives. Fortunately, natural solutions for body care have been around for millennia.Read more here
Shampoos can have many uses.
They can help a budding Bollywood starlet, hook up with a swashbuckling cricketer.
While travelling, if you forget to pack your Rin ki Tikki with you, you can use a drop of shampoo to wash your clothes.Read more here
Traditional bathing Soaps are eco-friendly products, which are fast being replaced by chemical based Shower Gels & Body Washes.